(TAP) -The value added of non-manufacturing industries grew by 3.7% in the first nine months of 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly because of the rise in oil production to nearly 37.5 thousand barrels a day, according to the latest statistics from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Growth is also due to higher production in the oil"...

Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited (LSE: GEEC), the fully integrated, leading Indian Coal Bed Methane (“CBM”) Company, today announced an upgrade in its resources at its Raniganj (South) block, which has been provided by the independent reserve engineers, Advance Resources International, Inc. (“ARI”).

The Government of India has permitted exploration and exploitation of all types of hydrocarbons including shale resources"...

(TAP)- Installation works of the first gas turbine at Mornaguia power plant, Borj El Amri, started Wednesday. The production capacity of this gas turbine, due to come into operation in June 2019, is of 312 megawatts.

A second gas turbine with the same production capacity will be placed next month, said Minister of Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises Slim Feriani.

London-based independent E&P company Panoro Energy’s Norwegian subsidiary Panoro Tunisia Production AS has signed an agreement with OMV Exploration and Production GmbH to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH for a transaction value worth US$65mn

OMV Tunisia holds a 49 per cent interest in five oil-producing concessions in Tunisia with net 2P reserves of 8.1 mmbbl and net production of approximately 2,000 bopd"...

(WAM) -- The UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme has been recognised for its unique achievements and coordinated development during the 23rd Nuclear Inter Jura Congress. Held for the first time in the Middle East and hosted in Abu Dhabi by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, the congress was organised by the International Nuclear Law Association, INLA, in partnership with local and international sponsors, including the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR.

The"...

(TAP) - Panoro Tunisia Production AS, a subsidiary of Panoro Energy ASA, has signed an agreement with OMV Exploration & Production GmbH to acquire 100% of the shares of Tunisia Upstream GmbH for a cash consideration of 187 million dinars ($65 million), Panoro Energy announced on Tuesday.

OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH holds 49% interests in the Cercina/Cercina Sud, El Ain/Gremda, El Hajeb/Guebiba and Rhemoura concessions in Tunisia and 50% of the"...

(TAP) - Business France Agency, with the support of the Tunisian National Railway Company (SNCFT), in its capacity as President of the African Union of Railways, will organize a technical seminar entitled 'Locomotive Africa - on the road to growth' on November 7 and 8, 2018 in Tunis.

It will be followed by business contact sessions for 23 French companies interested in learning about railway development projects in Tunisia and also in the"...

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) announced, today, its plans to launch a new integrated gas strategy and increase its oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by the end of 2020 and 5mmbpd by 2030, following approval from the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), the highest governing body of the oil and gas industry in Abu Dhabi. The company also announced capital investment growth of $132.33 billion between 2019-2023 and new discoveries of 1 billion barrels"...

(TAP) – The municipality of Tozeur and the municipality of Geestland (Germany) signed Friday a partnership agreement in the energy field.

The signing took place on the sidelines of the national conference on 'Development, Employment and Development of Renewable Energy', inaugurated by the Minister of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises.

Ali Hafsi, mayor"...

(TAP special correspondent Ahlem Jabri) - A delegation of Tunisian businessmen belonging to the Tunisian-Chinese Co-operation Council (CCTC) and representing 13 enterprises active in the fields of food, electronics and chemical industries, will take part in the 1st China International Import Expo organised November 5-10 in Shanghai.

The Tunisian delegation is also made up of 3 exhibiting enterprises specialised in olive oil and handicrafts.